Eric Ollerenshaw
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Eric Ollerenshaw (Lancaster and Fleetwood) (Con)
8. When he expects to announce his plans for a consultation on electricity market reform.
The Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change (Charles Hendry)
The Secretary of State announced his plan for a consultation on electricity market reform in the annual energy statement in July. In accordance with the DECC business plan, the consultation will be launched in December.
Eric Ollerenshaw
What reassurance can the Minister give the House that that consultation will end up not like the endless consultations of the previous Government, but with a clarity of purpose on our energy policy?
Charles Hendry
My hon. Friend is absolutely right. We must put a stop to Green Papers, reviews and consultations. We must draw a line in the sand and say, “This is the time to make decisions, this is the structure and this is basis for getting on with it.” We simply must get on with the investment.